Attention Gainesville Patients: With the LPGA Solheim Cup 2024 coming to the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Sept 10-15, please be advised that significant traffic and potential delays are expected in the area. We encourage you to plan your outings accordingly, leaving extra time for travel. Thank you.
A protein that resides in the microbial wall of staphylococcus aureus and interferes with opsonization by binding to the Fc portion of immunoglobulin. The protein has a deleterious effect on the epithelial cells that line the respiratory tract, and plays a role in the induction of pneumonia. Protein A also initiates polymorphonuclear cell migration into airway passages via TNFR1 activation. Check for active clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus)